When Hollywood landed at Chicago's Midway Airport
Subtitle: the photos and stories of Mike Rotunno
By: Christopher Lynch
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781609495923
Subjects: Social life and customs; Midway Airport; Pictorial works; Anecdotes; Photographers; Celebrities; Biography; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: "Ask for Mike"; title: pt. 1. Early Days; title: Taylor Street Days; title: Pathe News; title: Edgar Bergen; title: Silent Movies; title: Will Rogers; title: pt. 2. The 1920s; title: The Front-Page Era; title: Flash Powder; title: William Randolph Hearst; title: Pat O'Brien; title: pt. 3. The 1930s and 1940s; title: Winnie; title: Public Enemy Number One; title: The Roosevelts; title: Katharine Hepburn; title: The Singer Who Became a Star; title: John Barrymore; title: Tips; title: Amelia Earhart; title: Sacred Travelers; title: Pope Pius XII; title: The Cameraman Who Shines; title: The Kids Stay in the Picture; title: Sonja Henie; title: Rock Hudson; title: pt. 4. The 1950s; title: Midway Airport : Crossroads of the World; title: Elizabeth Taylor; title: Metro News; title: Bob Hope; title: Jimmy Durante; title: "Plane Talk"; title: James Stewart; title: The Secret to a Great Photo; title: Danny Newman; title: Club El Bianco; title: Cloud Room Stories; title: Arthur Godfrey; title: Sam Giancana; title: Marilyn Monroe; title: Three Stars in One Day; title: Kennedy and Nixon; title: Complete Access; title: Kissing Beautiful Women; title: Favors; title: pt. 5. The 1960s Through the 1990s; title: Sally Rand; title: MDW to ORD; title: Harry S. Truman; title: Imprisoned by Fame : Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; title: O'Hare Illustrated; title: O'Hare Sightings; title: Chicago to Charleston; title: Sunset and Evening Star.